Culture Minister Gaber Asfour will open on Wednesday the Alexandria Film Festival at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The festival is organized by the Egyptian Film Critics Association in coordination with the governorate and the Egypt Tourism Authority and will take place from 10-15 September.
The festival will be headed by Film Critic Al-Amir Abaza.
Governor Tareq Al-Mahdy and several culture and arts figures will attend the opening ceremony. Around 26 countries are taking part in the festival with 124 movies.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
